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PTFE vs. PVF

Both PTFE and PVF are thermoplastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is PTFE and the bottom bar is PVF.

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Mechanical Properties

Flexural Strength, MPa 13 to 50
90
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 13 to 25
65

Thermal Properties

Heat Deflection Temperature At 1.82 MPa (264 psi), °C 66 to 70
90
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260 to 270
110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 330 to 340
230
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.24 to 0.65
0.13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 110 to 120
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.1 to 2.3
1.4
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 90
23

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.7 to 3.2
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 5.7 to 8.7
26